Along the same lines-- we're facing the same Fan/Fred limits...does anyone have any thoughts on how we might either roll our current mortgages up into one loan, or, how we might get a larger, fixed term, fixed rate lo...

Any remote property owners who have had success hiring regular maintenance and emergency services?
To clarify, I'm not talking about property managers, but rather teams focused only on regular ongoing maintenance, em...

Has anyone done a L/O on underwater property?

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If lessee/buyer/tenant exercises option, make the sale contingent on bank approval of short sale. If the s...

How do you guys protect yourself from lenders that fail to move files through underwriting in a timely fashion? I have had loans slip past lock periods in the past where the lender held my appraisal hostage after the...

We recently bought a property that we have found out within the first few weeks of owning it that is has VERY SERIOUS drainage and humidity issues and lots of previous water damage that the sellers did not disclose. M...

Just came across a late night call with one of my tenants. His family has been living there over a year and I would consider them good tenants. They warned me before that the front tenants dogs (pitbulls) are sometime...

I am an MLO in California. The Exemptions in California follow the Federal law. I am doing a survey. What are the laws in each of the other states with respect to exemptions and seller financing?Thanks in advance for ...

Hi, I'm relatively new to BP and have searched around the forums for an answer to this, but couldn't find a definitive response.  My partner and I have been buying rental properties in Albuquerque for several years. T...

Okay, so I'm still researching a few things and considering my options before I proceed to look at houses. I am a teacher and qualify for a HUD home which means that I can presumably purchase a $200,000 home for 50% o...

The housing market is experiencing a boom not seen since 2006. However, natural disasters like wildfires and floods are also wreaking havoc on more and more American communities. Here's how the U.S. can tackle buildin...